Genesis
Group is
a team assembled around Jim Marske,
Robert
Mudd and John
Roncz (famous aerodynamicist who collaborated with Burt Rutan, the
much renowned designer of "canard" airplanes), and led by Jerry Mercer.
The goal of this group was to develop a Standard class high-performance
glider, made of composite materials, with a self-stable wing, utilising
the latest design and aeronautical construction technology.

The Genesis wing is, as with the earlier Fauvel gliders, naturally
stable. It therefore does not require a horizontal stabilizer to compensate
for its instability. The small horizontal surface found at the top of
the Genesis' fin is used only to control the glider's angle of incidence.
The wing has reverse sweep in order to put the variable masses close to
the center of gravity, and incorporates water ballast tanks. Thanks to
the small size of the fuselage, the total drag of the machine is less
than that of other, conventional gliders of the same generation. The Genesis
is spin resistant and has very sound handling qualities at low speed.
Its performance is better than that of many Standard class gliders, the
goal sought from the beginning having been to "do better than Schempp-Hirth's
Discus."

The
prototype flew for the first time in 1993, and various improvements were
applied, resulting in the production version, Genesis 2. The later has
slightly modified wing geometry, fully retractable landing gear and a
ballistic parachute (optional). It is manufactured in Lithuania, in the
factory that made the LAK gliders. A pilot's impression of the Genesis
appears in the "In Flight" page.